Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-10

IL win senator fuinuuuS, Coha'oi o'"ntO'"
and others. The latter extended MIR. Rid
dleberrer an invitation to go with his wife
to California. and thus for a time he was
taken away from the temptations that
surrounded him in Washington. If he
seriously contemplates resigniDg it may be
set down as likely that an ambitious demo-
crat of Virginia is once more holding out
money inducemeDt 10 him"
The above article from the New York
Tribune being shown TO Senator Riddleber-
ger Yesterday morning he denied emphat-
ically the truth CT il III whole and IN part,
aud said in terms more f0rcible than elegant
that he had meyer made any such statement
as the one referred to, that no body had ever
offered him fifty thousand dollars or any
other sum to resign, and there was any
democrat in Virginia who had that sum
who would he willing to give it for his
place.
the report that rich Mormon lobby IS at
work here to prevent the passage OF the
anti. Mormon bill, is entirely incorrect. 1t
is said at the Capitol that Senator Edmunds
has no doubt that the conference committee
which now has that bill in charge will come
to satisfactory agreement at its moeting
tomorrow, and would have done so before
but for the absence of Mr.. Collins, one OF the
House coDferrees.
Representative Gibson, of West Virginia,
an anti.civil service reform democrat, says
he will soon be out OF politics now and VIII
remain ont for several years, and that he
thinks from the way things look such re-
tirement will not cnly be of present, but OF
future, advantage tc him.
Tn the House yesterday Mr.. Barbour pre-
sented the petition of Thomas z. Male, OF
Culpeper county, Va, for the removal OF his
political disabilities. Mr.. Tucker presented
q similar one from Charles II. Lee, of Lou
doun county, in the same State. Mr. CFox'
ton presented the petition of ]. II NJ Wheat
lon, Of Accomac county, that his claim DO
referred to the court Of claims. In the
House to-dey Mr.. Libbey presented the pc
tition of certain citizens of southampton
county, Va, for the passage OF The Blair
educational bill.
Major Daniel doesn't like Mr.. Speaker
Carlisle's refusal to recognize any one last
Monday to move consideration Of the re
moyal Of the tobacco tax; neither dces MIR.
Randall, and neither of them hesitates to
say so publicly and in plain terms. But o
large majority of the House say Mr.. Carlisle
had an indisputab!c right to do just rs he
did, and it is probable maj ority would
have voted against the consideration of the
bill referred TO if any one had been recog-
nized to move that it be considered.
The Senate to-day passed the House bill
appropriating $l4S00O to pay the Chinese
for tie loss they sustained by the mob at
Rock Springs, Wyoming, more than year
ago.
The Senate today received partisan
protest from the republican minority in the
Indiana legislature against the seating of
Mr.. Turpie democratic Senator elect from
that State.
1t is said to-day in and about the room of
the House appropriations committee that
that committee will report bills for
both Notifications auG ordnance, but that
the amounts will not be more Than half, and
probably not that much, The sums appropri-
ated by the Senate bills.
Representative Tucker, Of Virginia, has
left for Natchez, Mississippi, to attend the
funeral of his daughter, Mrs. Shields, who
died there yesterday. She was thrown from
her carriage at her home, in Louisiana,
about month ago, and was taken to
Natchez for surgical treatment. Mr.. Tuck.
ers absence will not necessarily delay &C.
ton on the anti Mormon bill by the confer
ence committee to morrow, as Mr.. Ham.
mond, of Georgia, has been appointed a
member Of that committee in his place.
The whole OF yesterdays session OF the
Senate was devoted to eulogies Of Senator
Logan. The whole OF next Wednesday in
House will be devoted to the same purpose.
A delegation Of The city council and COM
mercal exchange, If Petersburg, called up
on Gen. Malone at the Capitol to-day, and
urged him to advocate an increased appro'
priatiou for the Improvement OF the Apo
mattox River. The General promised to
do what he could. Among the delegates
We're Capt. Goodwyn. and Mcssrs. Waite,
Newconb and Bishop.
The Court of Claims has allowed the
claim of John Kelly, Of Sweet Chaiybeate
Springs, Allegheny comfy, Va, for $6,572
for supplies taken from him during the war
by u. 5. troops.
In the Senate TO day General Malone
proposed two amendments to the river aud
harbor bill, one appropriating $50 900 for
the construction Of concrete dixie in Mans
emond river, and the other appropriating
SO 900 to improve Roanoke river between
GAINESVILLE, Va, and Weldon, N. c.
The conviction of West, the negro chief
of division Of the lot srior Department, I'M
der democratic administration, who
knocked down and attempted to outrage
white lady clerk under him, meets with al
most unanimous approval here. The gen
eral impression is that the application for
new trial will be denied.
The bill limiting the hours during which
letter carriers shall be on duty will. it is un-
derstoo6, be considered in the House before
the close of the current week. Its friends
say they have made a canvass OF tbs House
and that the bill will pass The pay of letter
carriers ranges from four hundred to one
thousand dollars a year, according to efficien-
cy in length of service.
It's rumored to-day that the President
will veto the bill generally known as the
"pauper" pension bill. Should ne do 80 1t
viii! 90 no little way toward offsetting the
opposition to him caused by his undemocrat-
ic civil service policy.
Judge Atkins, OF the Hastings Court of
Richmond, yesterday issued rule against
Mr. w. L. Royal, returnable February IA,
- chow couce why he sho1ld NOT he fined